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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

I Can't Sew but Boy Can I Iron!!!

I am a very crafty person, but I cannot sew a straight stitch to save my life. I really don't know what it is, but I think it's a patience thing!

I used to take all pants that needed to be hemmed (which is everything we buy because we are a VERY short family!) to a seamstress. Many, many years later, it hit me how much I was paying just to have pants hemmed! I did some research and found Hem Tape. Man, that stuff is awesome! BUT, what do ya do when it's COLD outside and your daughter has an outside field trip and only a skirt to wear because her pants are way to long and you can't find your hem tape because half your stuff is still in boxes and you don't have time to run to Wal-Mart??? Whew!

You use what you have! I had a choice between the sewing machine just sitting there or an iron and a glue gun! I chose the iron and glue gun! OK, so maybe it won't last forever! BUT, I bet it looks better than it would have if I had attempted to use the sewing machine!!!

2 comments:

I know how to sew, but hate to idea of setting up the sewing machine. If I have a big project I take it out and put it on the kitchen table where it stays until my finished. My hubby hate that, but I don't have a sewing room. I never thought of using a glue gun for hems, this is a must try.heartnsoulcooking at gmail dot com

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Together, my wonderful husband and I have three daughters aged 17, 9 and 1. I am currently in school. We were both laid off two years ago. He is working and I am looking. None of that sounds too terribly crazy, right? Well drama seems to follow us everywhere we turn, so believe me, This is Our Crazy life!